We could all see the Murray Uiver slowly
moving back, but now all the water was gone . I couldn’t believe that the
Murray had dried up, not one drop of water left.
One morning I went down to the river to try
and catch some fish when I saw my boat high and dry (搁浅) on the bank . I rushed down
the river and saw all mud—no water . The fish were just lying there, dying . I
looked up to see if my friend was there . There was the nest but no eagle(鹰). I called out to her with my
special whistle which I made out of steel.
Suddenly a big shadow came over to me and
the eagle landed in her nest and gave her young the food she was out getting
while I whistled. But then I suddenly noticed she was getting thinner and had a
bit of sheep’s wool in the side of her talon(利爪). It was deadly quiet by the river bank ,
except for some sound from my dog. And also I couldn’t see one native animal or
bird.
When I walked inside the kitchen. Mum and
Dad had sad looks on their faces. “It’s time for us to move ,Son, because the
river can no longer provide for(养活)us,” said Dad . I ran out of the kitchen door with tears in my eyes
, and down to the river bank, to my favorite spot. I said goodbye to my eagle ,
crying.
When it was time to go , I saw my eagle fly
up into the air with her chicks in her talons , going away to try and find
another home ,just like us.
59. The passage is mainly
about
A. the author’s travel away from his
hometown
B. the author’s feeling about being away
from his friend
C. the author’s idea about being away from
home
D. the author’s plan to leave for a new
place
60. The underlined word “chicks” in the
last paragraph refers to “ ”
A. the eagle’s
children
B. the eagle’s food
C. the eagle’s nest beside the
river D. the dog
61. According to the passage ,the eagle
looked thinner most probably because
A. the eagle had to feed its
children B. the eagle was seriously sick
C. the eagle lost many of his
friends D. there was not enough food for her
62. According to the passage , it can be
inferred that .
A. the eagle lived on the ground beside the
author’s house
B. it was winter when the writer went away
C. the writer’s parents didn’t like to
leave , either
D. some native animals and birds still
lived in the place